Experts say Kansas newspaper raid broke law
Part of the debate centers on Marion police Chief Gideon Cody's reasons for the raid. Items were seized from a reporter who investigated his background.
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Part of the debate centers on Marion police Chief Gideon Cody's reasons for the raid. Items were seized from a reporter who investigated his background.
TOPEKA — A central Kansas police chief was not only on legally shaky ground when he ordered the raid of a weekly newspaper, experts said, but it may have been
By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A central Kansas police chief was not only on legally shaky ground when he ordered the raid of a weekly newspaper, experts said, but it may have been a criminal violation of civil rights, a former federal prosecutor added, saying: “I’d probably have […]
Experts say a central Kansas police chief was on legally shaky ground when he ordered the raid of a weekly newspaper.
The raid brought international attention to the newspaper and the small town of 1,900 — foisted to the center